Plant library
Plant library
Every plant in the catalogue — 264 species — with what the ASPCA records for cats and dogs, and how often each one wants water. Browse A to Z, or search.
- A
- African Violet
Saintpaulia ionanthaCats safe
Dogs safe - Air Plant
TillandsiaCats safe *
Dogs safe * - Aloe Vera
Aloe veraCats toxic
Dogs toxic - Aluminum Plant
Pilea cadiereiCats safe
Dogs safe - Amaryllis
Hippeastrum hybridCats toxic
Dogs toxic - American Bittersweet
Celastrus scandensCats toxic
Dogs toxic - Areca Palm
Dypsis lutescensCats safe
Dogs safe - Arrowhead Plant
Syngonium podophyllumCats toxic
Dogs toxic - Artillery Plant
Pilea microphyllaCats safe
Dogs safe - Asparagus Fern
Asparagus setaceusCats toxic
Dogs toxic - Autumn Crocus
Colchicum autumnaleCats toxic
Dogs toxic - Avocado
Persea americanaCats unconfirmed
Dogs unconfirmed - Azalea
Rhododendron simsiiCats toxic
Dogs toxic - B
- Baby Rubber Plant
Peperomia obtusifoliaCats safe
Dogs safe - Bamboo
Phyllostachys aureaCats safe
Dogs safe - Bamboo Palm
Chamaedorea seifriziiCats safe
Dogs safe - Basil
Ocimum basilicumCats safe
Dogs safe - Bay Laurel
Laurus nobilisCats toxic
Dogs toxic - Beetroot
Beta vulgarisCats safe
Dogs safe - Bird of Paradise
Strelitzia reginaeCats toxic
Dogs toxic - Bird's Nest Fern
Asplenium nidusCats safe *
Dogs safe * - Blue Echeveria
Echeveria glaucaCats safe
Dogs safe - Blueberry
Vaccinium corymbosumCats unconfirmed
Dogs unconfirmed - Borage
Borago officinalisCats toxic
Dogs toxic - Boston Fern
Nephrolepis exaltataCats safe
Dogs safe - Boxwood
BuxusCats toxic
Dogs toxic - Brazilian Orchid
Sophronitis speciesCats safe
Dogs safe - Bromeliad
Guzmania lingulataCats safe *
Dogs safe * - Burro's Tail
Sedum morganianumCats safe
Dogs safe - Busy Lizzie
Impatiens wallerianaCats safe
Dogs safe - Butterfly Iris
Iris spuriaCats toxic
Dogs toxic - Butternut Squash
Cucurbita maximaCats safe
Dogs safe - Button Fern
Pellaea rotundifoliaCats safe
Dogs safe - C
- Cabbage Palm
Cordyline australisCats toxic
Dogs toxic - Caladium
Caladium bicolorCats toxic
Dogs toxic - Calamondin Orange
Citrus mitisCats toxic
Dogs toxic - Calla Lily
Zantedeschia aethiopicaCats toxic
Dogs toxic - Camellia
Camellia japonicaCats safe
Dogs safe - Canary Island Date Palm
Phoenix canariensisCats safe
Dogs safe - Canna Lily
Canna generalisCats safe
Dogs safe - Cape Marigold
Dimorphotheca pluvialisCats safe
Dogs safe - Cape Primrose
StreptocarpusCats safe
Dogs safe - Caraway
Carum carviCats toxic
Dogs toxic - Cardboard Palm
Zamia furfuraceaCats toxic
Dogs toxic - Cardinal Flower
Lobelia cardinalisCats toxic
Dogs toxic - Carnation
Dianthus caryophyllusCats toxic
Dogs toxic - Cast Iron Plant
Aspidistra elatiorCats safe
Dogs safe - Catnip
Nepeta catariaCats toxic
Dogs unconfirmed - Chervil
Anthriscus cerefoliumCats safe
Dogs safe - China Aster
Callistephus chinensisCats safe
Dogs safe - China Doll
Radermachera sinicaCats unconfirmed
Dogs unconfirmed - Chinese Evergreen
Aglaonema commutatumCats toxic
Dogs toxic - Chinese Money Plant
Pilea peperomioidesCats safe *
Dogs safe * - Chives
Allium schoenoprasumCats toxic
Dogs toxic - Christmas Cactus
Schlumbergera bridgesiiCats safe
Dogs safe - Christmas Orchid
Cattleya trianaeCats safe
Dogs safe - Christmas Palm
Adonidia merrilliiCats safe
Dogs safe - Christmas Rose
Helleborus nigerCats toxic
Dogs toxic - Chrysanthemum
Chrysanthemum morifoliumCats toxic
Dogs toxic - Clematis
ClematisCats toxic
Dogs toxic - Clivia
Clivia miniataCats toxic
Dogs toxic - Cocktail Orchid
Cattleya forbesiiCats safe
Dogs safe - Coleus
Plectranthus scutellarioidesCats toxic
Dogs toxic - Coral Bells
Heuchera sanguineaCats safe
Dogs safe - Coriander
Coriandrum sativumCats safe
Dogs safe - Corn Plant
Dracaena fragransCats toxic
Dogs toxic - Cosmos
Cosmos bipinnatusCats unconfirmed
Dogs unconfirmed - Creeping Pilea
Pilea nummulariifoliaCats safe
Dogs safe - Croton
Codiaeum variegatumCats toxic *
Dogs toxic * - Crown of Thorns
Euphorbia miliiCats unconfirmed
Dogs unconfirmed - Cucumber
Cucumis sativusCats safe
Dogs safe - Cushion Aloe
Aloe retusaCats safe
Dogs safe - Cyclamen
Cyclamen persicumCats toxic
Dogs toxic - D
- Daffodil
NarcissusCats toxic
Dogs toxic - Dahlia
DahliaCats toxic
Dogs toxic - Dancing-Doll Orchid
Oncidium flexuosumCats safe
Dogs safe - Desert Rose
Adenium obesumCats toxic
Dogs toxic - Dill
Anethum graveolensCats safe
Dogs safe - Dragon Tree
Dracaena marginataCats toxic
Dogs toxic - Duffii Fern
Nephrolepis cordifoliaCats safe
Dogs safe - Dumb Cane
Dieffenbachia seguineCats toxic
Dogs toxic - E
- Easter Lily
Lilium longiflorumCats toxic
Dogs safe - Easter Orchid
Cattleya mossiaeCats safe
Dogs safe - Echeveria
Echeveria elegansCats safe
Dogs safe - Elephant Ear (Alocasia)
Alocasia x amazonicaCats toxic
Dogs toxic - Emerald Ripple Peperomia
Peperomia caperataCats safe
Dogs safe - English Ivy
Hedera helixCats toxic
Dogs toxic - English Lavender
Lavandula angustifoliaCats toxic
Dogs toxic - F
- Fairy Elephant's Feet
Frithia pulchraCats safe
Dogs safe - False Aralia
Dizygotheca elegantissimaCats safe
Dogs safe - Fennel
Foeniculum vulgareCats safe
Dogs safe - Fiddle Leaf Fig
Ficus lyrataCats toxic
Dogs toxic - Flamingo Flower
Anthurium andraeanumCats toxic
Dogs toxic - Foxglove
Digitalis purpureaCats toxic
Dogs toxic - Friendship Plant
Pilea involucrataCats safe
Dogs safe - Fuchsia
Fuchsia hybridaCats safe *
Dogs safe * - G
- Gardenia
Gardenia jasminoidesCats toxic
Dogs toxic - Garlic
Allium sativumCats toxic
Dogs toxic - Geranium (Pelargonium)
Pelargonium hortorumCats toxic
Dogs toxic - Geranium Aralia
Polyscias guilfoyleiCats toxic
Dogs toxic - Gerbera Daisy
Gerbera jamesoniiCats safe
Dogs safe - Ghost Plant
Graptopetalum paraguayenseCats safe
Dogs safe - Gladiolus
Gladiolus speciesCats toxic
Dogs toxic - Gloriosa Lily
Gloriosa superbaCats toxic
Dogs toxic - Gloxinia
Sinningia speciosaCats safe
Dogs safe - Golden Pothos
Epipremnum aureumCats toxic
Dogs toxic - Golden Shower Orchid
Oncidium sphacelatumCats safe
Dogs safe - Goldfish Plant
NematanthusCats safe
Dogs safe - Grape Hyacinth
Muscari armeniacumCats safe
Dogs safe - Grape Ivy
Cissus rhombifoliaCats safe
Dogs safe - H
- Haworthia
Haworthia fasciataCats safe
Dogs safe - Heartleaf Philodendron
Philodendron hederaceumCats toxic
Dogs toxic - Heather
Calluna vulgarisCats unconfirmed
Dogs unconfirmed - Hens and Chicks
Sempervivum tectorumCats safe *
Dogs safe * - Hibiscus
Hibiscus syriacusCats safe
Dogs safe - Holly Fern
Cyrtomium falcatumCats safe
Dogs safe - Hops
Humulus lupulusCats unconfirmed
Dogs toxic - Hosta
Hosta plantagineaCats toxic
Dogs toxic - Hyacinth
Hyacinthus orientalisCats toxic
Dogs toxic - Hydrangea
Hydrangea macrophyllaCats toxic
Dogs toxic - I
- Inch Plant
Tradescantia zebrinaCats toxic
Dogs toxic - Iris
Iris germanicaCats toxic
Dogs toxic - Iron Cross Begonia
Begonia masonianaCats toxic
Dogs toxic - Ivy Peperomia
Peperomia griseoargenteaCats safe
Dogs safe - Ixora
Ixora javanicaCats safe
Dogs safe - J
- Jade Plant
Crassula ovataCats toxic
Dogs toxic - Japanese Aralia
Fatsia japonicaCats safe
Dogs safe - Japanese Maple
Acer palmatumCats unconfirmed
Dogs unconfirmed - Jasmine
Jasminum speciesCats safe
Dogs safe - Jerusalem Oak
Ambrosia mexicanaCats toxic
Dogs toxic - Jewel Orchid
Ludisia discolorCats safe
Dogs safe - K
- Kalanchoe
Kalanchoe blossfeldianaCats toxic
Dogs toxic - Kenilworth Ivy
Cymbalaria muralisCats safe
Dogs safe - Kentia Palm
Howea forsterianaCats safe
Dogs safe - Kenya Violet
Saintpaulia confusaCats safe
Dogs safe - L
- Lace Flower Vine
Episcia dianthifloraCats safe
Dogs safe - Lace Orchid
Odontoglossum crispumCats safe
Dogs safe - Lady Palm
Rhapis excelsaCats safe
Dogs safe - Lantana
Lantana camaraCats toxic
Dogs toxic - Leather Peperomia
Peperomia crassifoliaCats safe
Dogs safe - Lemon Balm
Melissa officinalisCats safe
Dogs safe - Lemon Verbena
Aloysia triphyllaCats toxic
Dogs toxic - Lemongrass
Cymbopogon citratusCats toxic
Dogs toxic - Leopard Orchid
Dendrobium gracilicauleCats safe
Dogs safe - Lettuce
Lactuca sativaCats unconfirmed
Dogs unconfirmed - Lily-of-the-Valley Orchid
Odontoglossum pulchellumCats safe
Dogs safe - Lipstick Plant
Aeschynanthus radicansCats safe
Dogs safe - Living Stones
LithopsCats safe
Dogs safe - Lovage
Levisticum officinaleCats toxic
Dogs toxic - Lucky Bamboo
Dracaena sanderianaCats toxic
Dogs toxic - Lupin
Lupinus polyphyllusCats unconfirmed
Dogs unconfirmed - M
- Madagascar Jasmine
Stephanotis floribundaCats safe
Dogs safe - Maidenhair Fern
Adiantum raddianumCats safe *
Dogs safe * - Majesty Palm
Ravenea rivularisCats safe
Dogs safe - Mapleleaf Begonia
Begonia cleopatraCats toxic
Dogs toxic - Marigold
TagetesCats safe
Dogs safe - Marjoram
Origanum majoranaCats toxic
Dogs toxic - Metallic-Leaf Begonia
Begonia metallicaCats toxic
Dogs toxic - Miniature Lady Palm
Rhapis flabelliformisCats safe
Dogs safe - Mint
Mentha spicataCats toxic
Dogs toxic - Mistletoe Cactus
Rhipsalis bacciferaCats safe
Dogs safe - Money Tree
Pachira aquaticaCats safe
Dogs safe - Monterey Cypress
Cupressus macrocarpaCats unconfirmed
Dogs unconfirmed - Morning Glory
Ipomoea spp.Cats toxic
Dogs toxic - Moth Orchid
Phalaenopsis hybridCats safe
Dogs safe - Mother Fern
Asplenium bulbiferumCats safe
Dogs safe - N
- Nasturtium
Tropaeolum majusCats safe
Dogs safe - Nerve Plant
Fittonia albivenisCats safe
Dogs safe - Norfolk Island Pine
Araucaria heterophyllaCats safe
Dogs safe - O
- Old Man Cactus
Cephalocereus senilisCats safe
Dogs safe - Old World Orchid
Bulbophyllum appendiculatumCats safe
Dogs safe - Oleander
Nerium oleanderCats toxic
Dogs toxic - Olive
Olea europaeaCats unconfirmed
Dogs unconfirmed - Oregano
Origanum vulgareCats toxic
Dogs toxic - P
- Panda Plant
Kalanchoe tomentosaCats toxic
Dogs toxic - Pansy
Viola tricolorCats safe *
Dogs safe * - Pansy Orchid
Miltonia roezliiCats safe
Dogs safe - Parlour Palm
Chamaedorea elegansCats safe
Dogs safe - Parsley
Petroselinum crispumCats toxic
Dogs toxic - Patio Tomato
Solanum lycopersicumCats toxic
Dogs toxic - Peace Lily
Spathiphyllum wallisiiCats toxic
Dogs toxic - Pearl Plant
Haworthia margaritiferaCats safe
Dogs safe - Pencil Cactus
Euphorbia tirucalliCats toxic
Dogs toxic - Peony
Paeonia officinalisCats toxic
Dogs toxic - Persian Violet
Exacum affineCats safe
Dogs safe - Petunia
Petunia hybridaCats safe
Dogs safe - Pieris
Pieris japonicaCats toxic
Dogs toxic - Pincushion Cactus
Mammillaria fragilisCats safe
Dogs safe - Poinsettia
Euphorbia pulcherrimaCats toxic
Dogs toxic - Polka Dot Begonia
Begonia maculataCats toxic
Dogs toxic - Polka Dot Plant
Hypoestes phyllostachyaCats safe
Dogs safe - Ponytail Palm
Beaucarnea recurvataCats safe
Dogs safe - Pot Marigold
Calendula officinalisCats safe
Dogs safe - Prayer Plant (Calathea)
Goeppertia orbifoliaCats safe
Dogs safe - Prayer Plant (Maranta)
Maranta leuconeuraCats safe
Dogs safe - Prickly Pear
Opuntia speciesCats safe
Dogs safe - Primrose
Primula vulgarisCats toxic
Dogs toxic - Purple Passion Vine
Gynura aurantiacaCats safe
Dogs safe - Pygmy Date Palm
Phoenix roebeleniiCats safe
Dogs safe - Q
- Queen's Spiderwort
Dichorisandra reginaeCats safe
Dogs safe - R
- Rabbit's Foot Fern
Davallia fejeensisCats safe
Dogs safe - Rainbow Orchid
Epidendrum prismatocarpumCats safe
Dogs safe - Rex Begonia
Begonia rexCats toxic
Dogs toxic - Rhubarb
Rheum rhabarbarumCats toxic
Dogs toxic - Roman Chamomile
Anthemis nobilisCats toxic
Dogs toxic - Roosevelt Fern
Nephrolepis biserrataCats safe
Dogs safe - Rose
RosaCats safe
Dogs safe - Rosemary
Salvia rosmarinusCats safe
Dogs safe - Rubber Plant
Ficus elasticaCats toxic
Dogs toxic - S
- Sage
Salvia officinalisCats safe
Dogs safe - Sago Palm
Cycas revolutaCats toxic
Dogs toxic - Satin Pothos
Scindapsus pictusCats toxic
Dogs toxic - Scented Geranium
Pelargonium speciesCats toxic
Dogs toxic - Sea Urchin Cactus
Echinopsis multiplexCats safe
Dogs safe - Shamrock Plant
Oxalis triangularisCats toxic
Dogs toxic - Silver Jade Plant
Crassula arborescensCats toxic
Dogs toxic - Silver Table Fern
Pteris creticaCats safe
Dogs safe - Snake Plant
Dracaena trifasciataCats toxic
Dogs toxic - Snapdragon
Antirrhinum majusCats safe
Dogs safe - Snowdrop
Galanthus nivalisCats unconfirmed
Dogs unconfirmed - Song of India
Dracaena reflexaCats toxic
Dogs toxic - Sorrel
Rumex scutatusCats toxic
Dogs toxic - Spider Plant
Chlorophytum comosumCats safe
Dogs safe - Spikemoss
Selaginella kraussianaCats safe
Dogs safe - Split Rock
Pleiospilos bolusiiCats safe
Dogs safe - Spring Onion
Allium cepaCats toxic
Dogs toxic - Staghorn Fern
Platycerium bifurcatumCats safe
Dogs safe - Star Jasmine
Trachelospermum jasminoidesCats safe
Dogs safe - Starfish Cactus
Stapelia variegataCats safe
Dogs safe - Stevia
Stevia rebaudianaCats safe
Dogs safe - Strawberry
FragariaCats safe
Dogs safe - String of Hearts
Ceropegia woodiiCats safe *
Dogs safe * - String of Pearls
Senecio rowleyanusCats toxic *
Dogs toxic * - String of Turtles
Peperomia prostrataCats safe *
Dogs safe * - Summer Savory
Satureja hortensisCats safe
Dogs safe - Swedish Ivy
Plectranthus australisCats safe
Dogs safe - Sweet Alyssum
Alyssum spp.Cats safe
Dogs safe - Sweet Potato Vine
Ipomoea batatasCats safe
Dogs safe - Sweetheart Hoya
Hoya kerriiCats safe
Dogs safe - Swiss Cheese Plant
Monstera deliciosaCats toxic
Dogs toxic - Swiss Cheese Vine
Monstera adansoniiCats toxic *
Dogs toxic * - T
- Tarragon
Artemisia dracunculusCats toxic
Dogs toxic - Thyme
Thymus vulgarisCats safe
Dogs safe - Ti Plant
Cordyline fruticosaCats toxic
Dogs toxic - Tiger Lily
Lilium lancifoliumCats toxic
Dogs safe - Trailing Watermelon Begonia
Pellionia daveauanaCats safe
Dogs safe - Tree Philodendron
Philodendron bipinnatifidumCats toxic
Dogs toxic - Tulip
TulipaCats toxic
Dogs toxic - U
- Umbrella Plant
Schefflera arboricolaCats toxic
Dogs toxic - V
- Variegated Inch Plant
Tradescantia fluminensisCats toxic
Dogs toxic - Venus Flytrap
Dionaea muscipulaCats safe
Dogs safe - Vining Peperomia
Peperomia serpensCats safe
Dogs safe - W
- Watermelon Peperomia
Peperomia argyreiaCats safe
Dogs safe - Wax Plant
Hoya carnosaCats safe
Dogs safe - Wax Rosette
Echeveria gilvaCats safe
Dogs safe - Weeping Fig
Ficus benjaminaCats toxic
Dogs toxic - White Stonecrop
Sedum albumCats safe
Dogs safe - Windmill Palm
Trachycarpus fortuneiCats safe
Dogs safe - Winter Cherry
Solanum pseudocapsicumCats toxic
Dogs toxic - Wisteria
WisteriaCats toxic
Dogs toxic - Y
- Yucca
Yucca elephantipesCats toxic
Dogs toxic - Z
- Zebra Plant
Aphelandra squarrosaCats safe
Dogs safe - Zinnia
Zinnia speciesCats safe
Dogs safe - ZZ Plant
Zamioculcas zamiifoliaCats toxic *
Dogs toxic *
* Verdict rests on horticultural consensus — no ASPCA record. Marked as in the cats guide.
Not in the catalogue yet — the app still tracks it, without a toxicity record. Add it by name and it joins your shelf with watering and light, minus the cats-and-dogs verdict.